The good old (white) boys’ club runs the solar industry
A new report by Solar Foundation and SEIA found that white men dominate senior executive positions in the solar industry, reinforced by recruitment from existing professional and personal networks.
Momentum Solar sued over appalling allegations of racism
Six former employees are suing the energy company over allegations that they were subjected to repeated racial discrimination and eventual termination at the hands of their supervisors.
Nevada 50% renewables official, AOC goes viral for green: pvMB 4/23/2019
Good morning and welcome to the pvMB. Today we also bring you LG Business Solutions’ new VP of marketing, FERC Chair Chatterjee’s new chief of staff, and Bed Bath and Beyond solar.
Solar powered tent eviction, solar worker death, 100% revolutions: pvMB 4/19/18
Welcome to the pvMB. Today we also bring you ComEd’s success with a community microgrid on the South Side of Chicago, Montana State’s solar car.
Macquarie to sell off solar, wind businesses, Vote Solar hiring: pvMB: 4/10/19
Good morning and welcome to today’s pvMB. We also bring you on this fine morning Midsummer’s new solar metal roof, a new iteration of S-5!’s clamps, a collaboration between Soligent and Pika Energy, and more!
Super-solar RPS goes to Gov. Hogan’s desk
The most aggressively solar-sided RPS initiative known to pv magazine has now passed both houses of the Maryland legislature and is awaiting a signature – or veto – by Governor Larry Hogan.
pvMB 3/29: Ameresco wins eight projects through SMART, University of Minnesota to go solar
The eagle flies on Friday, and in today’s pvMB we bring your Fluence’s new CTO, ET Solar making a comeback, Pason & Chint’s integrated energy storage solution, and more…
#Solar100’s Emily Rogers, Zadie Oleksiw, and Jamie Nolan: solar’s communications experts
In this special edition #Solar100, kWh Analytics’ Sarah Matsui speaks with three solar communications experts, Vote Solar’s Zadie Oleksiw, Norton Rose Fulbright’s Emily Rogers, and Nolan Strategic Communications’ Jamie Nolan.
Solar jobs grow in the Midwest, Florida (w/ charts)
The release of state and local solar jobs information from the Solar Foundation shows that while California is still in the lead, growth is happening elsewhere.
pvMB 3/18/19: Musk dubs 2019 the “Year of the Solar Roof,” Vote Solar’s 2019 Equinox party… and more!
Happy Monday to you and welcome to the pvMB. Today we’ll be looking at TEP using sheep for brush control, Hawaiian energy leaders calling on Washington to go 100% solar, a 149 MW project planned in Michigan and everything else you need to start you week in solar.
